Supplementary front for stove ovens



Mar. 20, 11923.

7 H. T. BLAESE SUPPLEMENTARY FRONT FOR STOVE OVENS Filed Jan. 26, 1932 2sheets-sheet 1 Mar. 29, 11923, 11 149,164) H. T. BLAESE SUPPLEMENTARYFRONT FOR STOVE OVENS Filed Jan. 26, 1922 2 sheets-shet 2 ZWVZWTOR '5!Ewwdfiwe v W Patented Mar. El), 1 .923.

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. in it Uhiti HOWARD '1. BLAEFSE, F'HILADELPHIA, ?EIIIL TSYLVANIA.

To (all whom it may concern Be it known that I. Howann citizen of theUnited States, Philadelphia, in the county of Philad and vEitate ofPennsylvania have invt new and useful Improvements in a Sup}. mentaryFront for Steve @i'ens. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a supplementaryfront for stove ovens, and has for its object to arevide a device ofthis character which is particularly adapted for use with the ovens or"gas ranges whereby the articles being cooked may be watched during thecooking process.

Another object of the '..vention is to provide a supplementary fronthaving transparent sights.

A. further object of the invention to prothis character which may beride a device or readily and quickly positioned or removed and whichwill be securely held against accidental displacement during the time itis in use.

A still further object of tie invention is to construct a supplementaryfront of the class described consisting of a front plate havingopeningstherethrough adapted to be covered with transparent sheets of material,preferably glass, held in place by clips secured to the front plate inany suitable manner so as to form channel to receive the edges of theglasses with stri of as bestos in the channels so as to pack the edgesof the glasses to keep the metal and glass out of contact, pack thespaces between the elements to prevent the escape of heat and to permitexpansion and contraction of the glass without the likelihood of thesame be coming broken and to provide resilient holding members at theupper end of the device for en 'agement of the walls of a stove oven tomaintain the device in position during use.

-With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofCOIlSQYEClJiOZl and combination of elements iereinafter set forth andthen specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappert-ains, may understand how to make and use the same, I willdescribe its construction in detail referring by numerals to theaccompanying drawings FRONT FOR STOVE GVZENS.

Serial No. 531,831.

forming a which l i, is a perspective View of a gas range illustratingthe application of my invention tot-he oven portion thereof.

Fig. 2. is an enlarged face view of a supplementary front en'ibodying myinvention.

Fig. 8. is a top edge View thereof.

Fig. 4c. is a sect-ion at the line l-4 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention as here bodied, 2 represents a stove hereillustrated a gas range provided with an oven 3 having a doorway 4 inthe front. thereof which normally closed by a door 5 hinged thereto inany suitable or well known manner and 6 denotes a supplementary frontadapted to be ren'iovably mounted in the doorway 4 of the oven during;which time the door 5 is preferably left open although the manner inwhich gas ranges are constructed. at the present time said door could beclosed with the supplementary front in place. 7

The supplementary front comprises a front plate 7 of such size and siapeas to cover the doorway or snugly lit within the same when. disposedacross doorway and this front plate has one or more openings or windows8 formed therein. said openings being perferably two in number as hereshown. in the ordinary domestic cooking range.

On the rear face of th s front plate are secured a number of uprightclips 9 Isl-shaped in cross section. one of which arranged adjacent theside edqe of the opening or openings 8 and held a place by suitablefasteningr means he represented as rivetsv for convenience ofillustration. Similar clips 11 are secured by fastening means 10 to therear face of the front plate adjacent the top and bottom edges of theopening}; or openinefs 8 and where more than one opening is formed inthe front plate these last. named clips are pref ioly ot sutiicientlength to extend across all of the openings and the upright clips. Theouter edges of the clips which. are situated adjacent the outer edges ofthe front plate terminate short of the outer edges of said front plateso as to pro duce an overhanging edge 12 beyond the clips and saidoverhanging edge preferably engages the outer face of the stove oven.while the clips project into said oven.

part of this application, in

the surrounding metal parts.

will -prevent the escape of heat from the The clips when fastened to thefront plate" form channels with said front plate which entirely surroundthe opening or openings 8 and hold the transparent sheets 13 preferably.glass in proper position across the opening or openings 8, the edges ofsaid transparent strips being surrounded by asbestos or other suitableequivalent packing 14: which is dis posed between the edges of thetransparent strips and the faces adjacent thereof and This packing 7 inga foot 16 for attachment to the rear face theobjects to fall ma of thedevice and an outwardly bowed body portion 17 for frictionally engagingthe inner walls of the oven to prevent accidental displacement of thesupplementary front while in use. I

In order thatthe device may be readily handled, I provide a loop 18which is attached to the outer face of the front plate by means of oneof the aforementioned fastening devices and in this loop is mounted aring 1.9 which may be swung into diiferent positions as will be obvious.

In practice during the process of baking bread, pies, cake and the likeit is desirous that the articles be visible in order to watch having toopen the oven as such opening of the I oven causes it and the articlestherein to become chilled and in some cases causes 7 king the resultantproduct coarse and heavy. It has been found to be a great disadvantageto provide an oven with a glass door where such an oven is to be usedfor all kinds of cookin because duringz; a roasting; process thetemperature must be considerably higher than for baking; and the greasethrown off clouds. the .glass fronts and in some cases is actuallyburned into the glass so that it cannot be properly cleansed to give aclear vision of the interior of the oven. These disadvantages areentirely overcome by the use of my device since it is designed for onlytemporary use. the same being placed in position only when it isdesirous or necessary to-note the progress of the cooking processwithout the necessity of opening the door.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described by invention, what 1.,clai1n as new anduseful is:

1. As an article of manufacture a supv plementary stove oven frontcomprising a frame including transparent material and resilient holdingmeans adapted to engage the inner walls of an oven for removablymounting said front in the oven doorway.

2. As an article of manufacture a supplementary front consisting of aplate having openings thorethrough covered with transparent materialholdinn' members for frictionall enea ina 0 b l.)

the walls of an oven to detachably mount prevent the escape of heatandpermit ex pansion and contraction of the glass strips a resilientholding member secured to the rear face of the front plate at each sidethereof adjacent its upper endand projecting' rearwardly therefrom forfrictional enwith the inner walls of an oven to which the device istemporarily connected, :1 loop secured to the front face of the'frontplate at its upper end and a ring attached,

to said loop.

4:. In a device of the character stated, a front plate having openingsformed therethroun'h. transparent strips disposed across said openings.means attached. to the plate for holding said strips in place andresilient holding means secured at the sides of said front plateadjacent its upper end for temporarily holding' the front plate in thedoorway of a stove oven.

5. As an article of manufacture, a supplementary stove oven frontcomprising a plate and resilient holding; members for frictionalengagement with the walls of a stove oven to temporarily hold the ovenfront in the doorwayof the stove oven. i

In testimony whereof, I have-hereunto affixed my signature.

nownnn 'r. BLAESE.

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